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I usually just talk a lot and then the teacher just says to sit down

My friend ditched and came in like 45 mins after 1st period started and the teacher gave him a 5 minute lecture. So after she asks to see his tardy slip, its one that he drew. Here is what it looked like
Teacher: Mrs. who cares
Reason for being late: I felt like it.
He got about 3 weeks detention but it was hilarious

It is best to be extremely mysterious. If a teacher asks you why you are late, just look her in the eye. Don't say anything. Don't smile, laugh, or even blink. A slightly tragic look is best. Maintain this for about 45 seconds. Then say slowly, all the while keeping eye contact: "There was... an incident." Then go sit down and don't say anything for the rest of class.

most of these are so funny! omg... idk... well, first, i was getting dressed, then the bus came, cuz the power went out, then i had to tell my mom to take me, but her car broke down half way down the street, so i tried to get my dad, but he was already late, so i asked my pet iguana to give me a ride, but he said, "na man, my back kinda hurts", so, i had to run halfway to school with a major project, and then, thankfully, a hobo gave me a piggyback ride there, and then i ran to class, and my locker was stuck, so i had to go to lunch, then go all the way back home, and get a hammer to open it, but i couldnt find it, so i came back to school, and just went to class... thats why i only came for the last 10 minutes of 7th period.

This squirrel shot me and then I got angry at him but he stabbed me. Then I got my dog but the squirrel killed it so I got the sherrif but it killed him too. So I got the police and it killed them. Then I got the army but it killed them too. So I set a nuclear bomb next to him so we better leave.

It is best to be extremely mysterious. If a teacher asks you why you are late, just look her in the eye. Don't say anything. Don't smile, laugh, or even blink. A slightly tragic look is best. Maintain this for about 45 seconds. Then say slowly, all the while keeping eye contact: "There was... an incident." Then go sit down and don't say anything for the rest of class.

woops ^ i meant to say that that's probably the best excuse i've ever heard

I remember, when I was 13, arriving late at school:
T - You're late.
Me - I am.
Worked fine.

When I went to school, I was late so often that I needed excuses to not be late.

I never have had to have an excuse. They are so accustomed to me being late anyways. Also the teachers like me due to my grades and personality.

a reasonable one would be i lost a paper and had to go to the office to see if they had it....ir i dropped my stuff in the hallway

but an insane one

My mom made me wear a poisonous snake as a scarf on accident today so i had to go home and get a scarf.....

Late - If you live far away and it's your first class, then say that you lost power and missed the bus, so you had to get a ride. Otherwise, say you were in the office and they didn't give you a pass.
Absent - I threw up and had diarrhea. You'd be surprised how effective this is.

"I was kidnapped by a child molester!"

Then start to cry.

"I was kidnapped by a child molester!"

School is against my religion.

I was homeschooled for a day.

I came down with the black plague, but it is all good now... (then I would collapse in a heap coughing and choking on bile).